1000 Days - Latest Comments

Re: The Least Creepy

Scott — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:47:42 -0000

If these are the least creepy, I don't want to know about the others!

Re: The Least Creepy

Robert — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:38:11 -0000

This is simple, your mind is trying to tell you that you need to go back to Philmont

Re: Not Yet Begun Thusly

palisade14 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:42:30 -0000

I'll fix that.

Re: Not Yet Begun Thusly

scott — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:52:03 -0000

Is it still "this week"?

Re: Eske’s: A Brew Pub

Dawn — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:36:53 -0000

Groovy. I love it. Makes me thirsty.....for Monty Python.

Re: Just 307

palisade14 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:28:56 -0000

5 pink; 5 blue
5 pink; 5 silver
10 blue
Mine just got trimmed

Re: Just 307

andy — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:18:52 -0000

What color polish?

Re: Introducing Jasper at 1000 Days

palisade14 — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:48:10 -0000

Glad you stopped by David. I'm always fond of kudos like this--more so from the person who's work inspired me in the first place.

Normally I try to capture the action and emotion of a piece of art. You illustrators can make it tough to translate a scene literally. I enjoyed figuring out how to write this one so close to the original.

Jasper is a character I'll be returning to in the future. Soon I hope. The good ones I like to let simmer a little after I first get them out there. I'll shoot you a note when I do.

If I can offer any reverse inspiration you'd most likely find it under one of these tags: pilgrim, solex, wasp, or maquette. The first three are the different thread of 'shanty' the last are overt character sketches.

Again thanks,
Douglas

Re: Introducing Jasper at 1000 Days

David — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:46:02 -0000

I really thank you for this. This made my day after you used my work for inspiration on this spectacular writing.

Re: How to Kill a Honga Rider

palisade14 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:43:43 -0000

"None of the above is new"

A good portion of that is copy and pasted to avoid you having to look around for it to define my context.

Re: How to Kill a Honga Rider

Fred — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:41:06 -0000

My god man, that is a lot of words. Are you trying to make up for 110 days all at once?

Re: In Less Than a Day’s Time

palisade14 — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:04:14 -0000

I'll probably play around with this one a bit. Initially I figured the firs one to get killed off in an accident. But clearly my subconscious is interested in playing up the more sinister angle somehow.

Re: In Less Than a Day’s Time

Fred — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:38:51 -0000

Well, I like that. I would love to read the rest of that story.

Taylor's Rod? I like that too.

Re: Matte Writing

palisade14 — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:16:41 -0000

Thank you right back.

Glad to know that a little bit of morning brain clearing might get someone else to thinkin'.

Re: Matte Writing

Fawn — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:17:21 -0000

Thank you for stopping by! Your comment on timing has me thinking now.

Re: How Urraca Haunts Me

Fred — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:00:52 -0000

I always forget you were involved in that situation. It was a bad end to a great summer.

Re: A Brass Hawk of Titanic Proportion

palisade14 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:51:27 -0000

Not looking for inspiration in these prompts. Looking pretend to work for 'the man'.

Re: A Brass Hawk of Titanic Proportion

palisade14 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:47:00 -0000

Not on topic?

The project plan and his body both told him he'd die before the project was complete. His mind and heart disagreed.

I'm trying to be a chef not a short-order cook.

You can find a brass hawk here: http://www.operagallery.com...

Re: A Brass Hawk of Titanic Proportion

Fred — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:28:17 -0000

Thanks for the comment.

Not really one topic Perhaps you should seak inspiration elsewhere.

Re: Unpromtped

palisade14 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:24:34 -0000

Yep. I just mean to point out to me mostly that learning to write better isn't just about putting the Beginning before the Middle and the End after the Middle.

Sometimes it's the nuts and bolts of language that need learnin'

Re: Unpromtped

Fred — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:02:19 -0000

Hey, you know I am just scuffing your fruit. I am still in awe that you took on this project. I am just helping you keep it real.

Re: On the Beach With Jack

Fred — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:56:25 -0000

There was no description of feet at the end. Bad writer.

Re: Giants are to Elephants as Humans are to:

palisade14 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:56:32 -0000

Sure a a cow at 4x consumption provides plenty of resources. I underestimated a bit there. They scale more like deer for a ratio than chickens.

As for the trees I realize that plenty of trees exceed 30 feet. But plenty of bushes and shrubs exceed my height as well. I wouldn't call them majestic or worthy of awe. Which is more what I was going for. As a human, I look at a 30 footer from well below the lowest branches and think, "That's a thing!" An 8 foot bush in my back yard or in my trail with branches starting at my knees makes me think, "That's a thing in my way!" instead.

These giants would dig the Pacific NW.

Re: Unpromtped

palisade14 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:49:48 -0000

@fred I like thinking constructively too. However, you're falling into the same trap I do everyday. Writing about not writing is still writing. Even when I not-write write I still pause to punch up the verbs. I still think may way around my passive voice. I still double check my commas.

It's not interesting content, but I try to make it correctly not interesting.

Let's see how this week goes. And thanks. It's nice to know there are folks out there taking the time to read this at all.

Re: Giants are to Elephants as Humans are to:

Fred — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:13:14 -0000

Rarely do you or I eat all or even most of a cow in a sitting. If your giant were 4x larger than a normal human (I am including myself in this category with a smile) he would simply be able to eat the cow four times as fast, but probably not all in one sitting. I would think cattle could still be a fine source of food unless your giant wanted to buy a bunch of meat at one time and fill up a 4x freezer.

And many trees would still be taller than a 24 foot person (at least here in Illinois). Most street trees top out at 20-30 feet. Maples and Oaks are larger, among others, often reaching 60 feet.